A mixed Cotswold Morris dance side based in Botley, Oxford

At the Cock Inn, Combe, with Wychwayz Border Morris

Thusrsday May 8th saw us dancing at the Cock Inn, Combe, with Wychwayz Border Morris.

It’s fair to say that we weren’t at our most organised, and managed to turn up with any sticks! Wychwayz generously lent us their for a couple of dances – Young Collins with shorter sticks than normal is unexpectedly tricky – but we spent most of the evening waving hankies instead, and also tried Constant Billy with clapping rather than sticks. This works surprisingly well, and Acting Squire Jim is very grateful to our friends at Foxwelp Morris for the idea!

The music session after dancing was unusual. The Cock Inn provides nothing less than a white grand piano for its visitors, and on our evening there was a local gentleman playing. He not only joined in with us: